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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You... are not an adult, are you?

Mastercard and VISA are not banks and don't offer bank accounts.

Bank accounts are free. Transfers to and between banks are free.

That 1% fee you're talking about is a processing fee from the credit card companies, which are separate financial institutions acting as middlemen to the banks.

There is no need to use their services. You can just transfer bank to bank for free, with free bank accounts. No MasterCard or VISA involved at all.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

You... do not know what thread I was replying to, do you?

What is being talked about is high fees associated with each transaction done with electronic cash. Please read the comment I directly responded to again: https://lemm.ee/comment/6705330

It is necessary to use their services (or at least some other entity collecting fees) when you pay without cash in a store. You can't go to a store and pay with direct bank transfer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Also, PS: this comment I wrote a while back: https://lemmy.world/comment/5658808